Some surprises in AC primary elections

The polls are closed and the votes are counted. Anderson County voters decided Tuesday who they would like to vote for in the August 7 general election and by 10 p.m. the election commission had tallied the results.

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Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

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Posted May. 6, 2014 at 11:11 PM

Posted May. 6, 2014 at 11:11 PM

The polls are closed and the votes are counted. Anderson County voters decided Tuesday who they would like to vote for in the August 7 general election and by 10 p.m. the election commission had tallied the results.

The Republican race for Chancellor saw Nichole “Nicki” Cantrell prevail over opponents Michael Farley and Phil Harber. Cantrell ended the night with 3,895 votes, Farley had 2,979 and Harber was a distant third with 368 votes.

Incumbent County Mayor Terry Frank held on for a narrow victory over challenger Zach Bates in the Republican race for Anderson County Mayor. Frank finished with 3,896 votes and will face Democrat Jim Hackworth in August. Hackworth, a Democrat, had 1,214 votes and Bates had 3,406 votes.

Republican incumbent for General Sessions Judge Division I, Don A. Layton, had 4,696 votes. He will face Democrat Randy M. Spitzer in the August election. Spitzer had 1,077 votes.

Republican Brian J. Hunt will face Democrat J. Michael Clement for the position of Juvenile Court Judge in August. Hunt had 3,022 votes and his Republican opponents, Lauren Biloski and Victoria “Vickie” Bannach had 2,078 and 1,626 votes respectively. Democrat David R. Dunkirk had 494 votes and Clement had 765.

Republicans Anthony Lay and Randy Myers faced off for the nomination to challenge Democrat incumbent Paul N. White for Anderson County Sheriff in August. Lay was victorious with 3,671 votes compared to Myers’ 2,677 votes. White had 1,280 votes.

For Register of Deeds Republican Bill Gallaher had 4,480 votes while Democratic candidate and incumbent Tim Shelton had 1,233 votes.

Road Superintendent Gary Long faced no challengers and will remain in his position with 5,763 votes. Democrat incumbent for Circuit and Criminal Court Judge, 7th Judicial District Donald R. Eledge also faced no challengers and had 1,245 votes.

The District Attorney General’s race was also unchallenged and Democrat incumbent Dave Clark had 1,214 votes. Likewise for incumbent Public Defender and Democrat Tom Marshall who had 1,180 votes. Democrat Rodeny Archer will keep his seat as County Trustee. Archer faced no challengers and had 1,263 votes.

Winners in Tuesday’s election will face the candidates from opposing parties in the August 7 General Election.

These results were updated by the Anderson County Election Commission and were obtained via their website. The list was updated at 9:32 p.m. and 100 percent of precincts had reported. Information from the Election Commission said that the election would not be certified until May 15.